Bar mitzvah : a history /

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"The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony of bar mitzvah was first recorded in thirteenth-century France, where it took the form of a simple statement by the father that he was no longer responsible for his thirteen-year-old son. Today, bar mitzvah for boys and bat mitzvah for girls are more popular t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hilton, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Bar mitzvah.
Bar mitsva.
bar mitzvahs (religious ceremonies)
RELIGION > Judaism > Rituals & Practice.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Jewish Studies.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Bar mitzvah
Bar Mitswa.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • How bar mitzvah began
  • How bar mitzvah became popular
  • The spread and regulation of bar mitzvah
  • Jewish confirmation
  • Into the modern age
  • Current issues and trends
  • The evidence assessed.

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